Didereaux wrote:

"....Ken" wrote in
:


Would anyone have a suggestion for cleaning off/keeping off teak resin
from bandsaw blades?
I am having to clear the gum off daily and presently using 'easy off'
oven cleaner. It works, but takes a good half hour a day.

regards....Ken



Acetone. Prior to applying epoxy or varnish you rub the wood down with
acetone to remove excess oil. No reason it wouldn't work in your case as
well.


Except its a little hard to rub down a cut surface before you've made
the cut. I'd be inclined to try a trace of detergent on the blades
before use. I suspect he wouldn't be keen on lubricating the blades so
the idea of a good squirt of silicone spray is probably out but if a
monolayer of detergent molecules survives under the teak resin, the oven
cleaner should be much more effective. It would also be worth looking
at more powerfull dust extraction as more airflow and therfore a cooler
blade can only help.

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